Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-07-05
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES
Az ExPLASArioS TO BROTHER BENSON.
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In the DEuocRAr Of week before last
there appeared an open letter from Mr..
A. B. Benson. Of Hartford. which. al
though very interesting reading. shows
that the writer thereof has no, been
rightly informed inr,gsrd to many points
which he discusses. and that his impres.
.ion!,kN syndicate Of horemen has been
fornis5 for the purpose Of bensh,ing some
aud damaging others. is bu, the result OF
a too sensitive Imagination. Upon read.
ing the letter Ia question. we Immediate
~ mailed TO the author one Of the blue.
covered tracts which he speaks Of.
and uu,, ,hs, by the time he receives
thi. paper hi, hear, will have become
sufficiently changed aud sofIensd. from
the effects Of resding the tract, tha,
when he see. mA,isf. still further ex.
plaiued IN ,hl, article. he will become
wholly converted from the erronioas ide.
that every horsemsns had Is sgaip',
him. and conclude to become member
Of the OSford County rfo,iing Horse
Breeders Association.
In the fn. place. Mr u speaks Of the
author Of horse notes as being dele
gate appointed to travel throughout the
lens,h and breadth o. the Coan,y 10 ex-
anime the horse stock. especially stall
lions. snd pass bis judgment upon them.
10 this We will say ,hs, We are no,
engaged 10 vid, ell the treedins farm.
in O,fofi County aai pass our judgment
On the horses there fOlad bat merely to
write = column week on matters Of in-
,ere., 10 the hor.smea Of the Coua,y, and
q, our salary i. no, large. and az we have
a farm and stock Of our osn % care for.
We can Of necessity describs only such
horse. .s are broush, Immediately before
our notice. Bat we have. through the
hor. column. invited those living in other
portion. Of the Coaniy TO send US de-
serip,ion Of any valuable horse stock
they may own. and we would write It up
for ,hi, paper; bat We assure friend
Benson ,ha, We belong 10 no clique. OF.
gained for the bene,h Of few. aud We
shall be mos, happy TO write deserip'
ton Of his horses aud give their pedigree
Z. soon I. opportunity may offer. And
We will say further. ,ha, we have never
heard Geo. Logan. the stallion re-
fered to by Mr. Benson, spoken OF by
hi. brother horemen in any other than
complimentary terms.
A. regards the catalogue Published by
the breeders Association. Il was the de-
sire Of the executive committee TO have
/. many name. Of horses aud their own
e- as possible appear within its blue GOV.
ers, and an advertisement, was inserted
in ihi, paper. also the Norway Adrertis'
sr calling the attention Of horse owners
70 the nature Of the proposed book, aud
Inviting all 10 advertise their horse. in IL,
and become member, Of the association.
So il will be seen that all were treated
alike in ,hi, respect. Nov we will 'us-
ge., TO Brother Benson ,ha, he lose no
time in joining our syndicate. aud II be
,hinksiha, affairs pretAinins TO the equine
species are no, managed /. they should
be. he can. by being pre'en, ., the meet
Jog. OF the Association aud having voles
in elec,ing the officers aud other matters
coming before the committee. do as much
{. any other man in se,,ins things right.
doing Justice 20 all wha, we say to
Brother Benson. We say TO all Brother
horsemen Of Oxford County.
J. q. Young. Of Mil,on. Mass, has
reeen,ly been in town and bough, fine
mare Of II. Maxim. Of Sumner. and one
OfMr. L,Ph,m. OF Paris. paying good
p,ire.. A. I. MANN.